Nosey Pc is fined £4800

By The Newsroom
Published 25th Aug 2010, 12:49 BST
Updated 26th Aug 2010, 13:28 BST
A NOSEY policeman has been fined £4800 for using the force computer to obtain personal data about various people.

Pc Adrian Merron, 46, was due to face trial at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on a total of 58 charges under the Data Protection Act 1998, but he admitted ten charges and the Crown accepted his not guilty plea to the others.